Ryan Braun of the Milwaukee Brewers was named the 2011 National League Most Valuable Player by the Baseball Writers Association of America. He claimed 20 of 32 first place votes and 388 points total. The next six in voting were Matt Kemp of the Dodgers with 10 first place votes and 332 total, Prince Fielder of the Brewers with one first place vote and 229 total, Justin Upton of the Diamondbacks with one first place vote and 214 total, Albert Pujols of the Cardinals with 166, Joey Votto of the Reds with 135 and Lance Berkman of the Cardinals with 118. Also receiving votes were Troy Tulowitzki of the Rockies with 69, Roy Halladay of the Phillies with one first place vote and 52 points total, Ryan Howard of the Phillies with 39, Jose Reyes of the Mets with 31, Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers with 29, Shane Victorino of the Phillies with 18, Ian Kennedy of the Diamondbacks with 16, Cliff Lee of the Phillies with 12, Hunter Pence of the Astros and Phillies with 10, Pablo Sandoval of the Giants with 7, John Axford of the Brewers with 7, Michael Morse of the Nationals with 5, Carlos Beltran of the Mets and Giants with 3, Miguel Montero of the Diamondbacks with 2, Yadier Molina of the Cardinals with 2, Starlins Castro of the Cubs with 1, Craig Kimbrel of the Braves with 1, Carlos Ruiz of the Phillies with 1 and Mike Stanton of the Marlins with 1.
Braun has played outfield and third in his five seasons with the Brewers. In 2011 he hit .332/.397/.597 with 33 home runs, 111 RBI, 109 runs and 33 steals in 150 games. For his career he has hit .312/.371/.563 with 161 home runs, 531 RBI, 506 runs and 96 steals in 729 games. He was originally drafted with the Brewers with the fifth pick in the first round in 2005.
He was born November 17, 1983 in Mission Hills, CA.
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